ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219900
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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 2017 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182L Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N42143 |
| MSN: | 18258872 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6216 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arbuckle, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arbuckle, CA (None) |
| Colusa, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, during takeoff from the 2,500-ft grass- and dirt-covered runway, the airplane lifted off the runway normally, and he flew the airplane at a low altitude to gain airspeed before he pitched the airplane upward to initiate a climb. The pilot stated that the airplane initially climbed before it started to settle toward the runway. The pilot attempted to gain airspeed and began a second rotation to climb but realized that the airplane would be unable to clear the trees at the end of the runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff and landed on the remaining length of the runway. However, the landing flare was late, which caused the airplane to porpoise, resulting in ineffective braking. Subsequently, the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted trees before the airplane came to rest upright within an orchard. Both wings sustained structural damage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of a preexisting mechanical malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. According to the reported weights of the pilot and passenger, the reported fuel load, and the airplane’s empty weight, the airplane was within its weight and balance limitations. On the basis of the airplane’s performance charts, the airplane would have required about 1,366 ft to clear obstacles and thus should have been able to successfully depart from the private grass/dirt runway. However, when the airplane did not begin to climb after the initial liftoff, the pilot should have rejected the takeoff rather than attempt to climb a second time. The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff resulted in an improper flare, a bounced landing, and a subsequent runway overrun.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff and his failure to properly conduct a rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Dec-2018 20:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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